Critical elements in describing and understanding our nation's aquatic resources

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 995-1005

  Paulsen, Steven G ^a   Hughes, Robert M ^b   Larsen, David P ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Dynamac   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic life use; Biological indicators; Coho salmon; Lake trophic state; Monitoring; Status and trend estimates; Survey sampling design; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COHO SALMON;

SURFACE WATERS;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH;

EID: 0032192059     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb04148.x     Document Type: Article

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